Toki no Hako - Shoun
Toki no Hako - Shoun (Pine and Clouds) / w6.2cm x d5.5cm x h4.2cm
A traditional pattern combining pine and clouds. The pine symbolizes vitality and strong bonds.The clouds, which bring rain, represent abundance and prosperity, drawing in good fortune.
Kyoto based glass artist Sonoko Matsuda uses casting techniques to craft a series of small patterned glass containers. Matsuda calls the boxes, "Toki no Hako" (Box of Time) a name which might suggest a container holding moments or memories. The boxes, decorated with intricate motifs from nature, vary in size and shape and range from translucent to opaque.
Sonoko Matsuda
1986: Born in Fukuoka
2011: Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Arts and Design Department, Glass Program.
2013: Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Master's Course Crafts Department.
2015: Completed study at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo (Craft Studio)
2018: Ended work as an assistant in the Glass Laboratory at Tama Art University, Department of Ceramic, Glass and Metal Works.
Present: Producing glass works at her studio in Kyoto and exhibiting in Japan.
- Dimensions: W 6.2cm x D 5.5cm x H 4.2cm
- Weight: 142g
- Material: Glass
- Product No: SM-2-5
- Made in Japan
